Duel Boot

**devils casper** · 07-09-2007

boot up from FreeSpire harddisk and highlight FreeSpire title in GRUB Menu. press e, select kernel line and press e again.
edit kernel line. it should look like this

Code:

kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.14-gratis  root=/dev/root rootdev=0x0301 ramdisk=35392 video=vesafb:nomtrr jiffymount=noatime resume2=swap:/dev/hda1:0x44000 vga=0x311 splash=silent

Hit Enter key and press b. does FreeSpire boot up? if yes, replace kernel line in menu.lst file with above line.

post the contents of /boot/grub/device.map file.

**TobyKY76** · 07-09-2007

Ok the code got me back into the freespire hdd.

/boot/grub/device.map:

Code:

(hd0) /dev/hda

**devils casper** · 07-09-2007

did you add (hd1) /dev/hdb in device.map file earlier?
contents of device.map file should be

Code:

(hd0) /dev/hda
(hd1) /dev/hdb

Windows XP should boot up after adding that line in device.map file.

**TobyKY76** · 07-09-2007

I didn't add the line earlier but I did once I got back into the freespire disk. To be honest, everytime I edit the device.map file and save it (using sudo kwrite) after I reboot, the file returns to orginal - i.e. no line that reads:

Code:

(hd1) /dev/hdb

**devils casper** · 07-09-2007

it means some init script is re-writing device.map file on every boot up. i have to look into this. i dont have access to FreeSpire box right now. i will post back soon.
( 8-10 hrs at least, sorry ! ).

**TobyKY76** · 07-09-2007

it means some init script is re-writing device.map file on every boot up. i have to look into this. i dont have access to FreeSpire box right now. i will post back soon.
( 8-10 hrs at least, sorry ! ).

No problem. I appreciate all the help you are giving me. I know that the answer will probably be something simple and easy. I will await your investigation into this. I will do a little research also and see what happens, but with my limited knowledge of linux I will probably waiting till you respond

**devils casper** · 07-10-2007

execute this

Code:

chmod a-x /sbin/jiffy*

edit device.map file again and reboot.

**TobyKY76** · 07-10-2007

Originally Posted by devils_casper

execute this

Code:

chmod a-x /sbin/jiffy*

edit device.map file again and reboot.

Ok did all that and still device.map didn't save.

**devils casper** · 07-10-2007

thats weird. it worked on my friend's machine.
i am going to install FreeSpire on my test machine to check it. you have to wait for a few hours again.

**devils casper** · 07-11-2007

jiffyboot binary re-writes device.map file.
checks its correct name in /etc/rcS.d folder. its S37jiffyboot in my machine.
rename it to Kxxjiffyboot. xx is 100-37. so, in my machine, it will be K63jiffyboot.

Code:

sudo mv S37jiffyboot K63jiffyboot

edit device.map file again and reboot.

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